Yes, Tour Marm she does look a bit cold. If I ever use this in the classroom I have to really prepare students before I merely pop it up on the screen. We look at Greek art especially statuary for a couple of days in preparation.

My home computer has crashed and unfortunately, I am up to my ears with - well - a lot of stuff.

'The' Washington Monument. Now that's in my sphere. I'll try harder.

This past July 10th, I posted about teaching art and sculpture. There are student groups that cannot be exposed to nudity and I have to steer away from anyplace that may display them. I had posed a question, "How does one prepare students for the subject of nudity in art"?

The statue is neoclassical, and I think it is supposed to represent an African allegorical figure.

I have been thinking that it is by Hiram Powers (although I can't support it as I cannot find the photo of this statue) and letting my imagination and reference sense kick in.

What I came up with, which may be totally wrong, is the so-called 'English' Protestant Cemetery in Florence. There are so many famous Americans and family members buried there. But even if it is worng, this is still a fascinating place;

Thanks for the link to Florence. :) I learne something on this journey as well...I'll relate that in my post.

Regarding the question about getting students ready to see nude forms in art....hopefully in a few years students will reach me with prior knowledge regarding the Greek and Roman civilizations and the ideals of Greek democracy since there is a Ga. standard now in the younger grades to cover that.

However, in the past I've had to do this myself. I generally just talk to the students about images they might see in some of our discussions. While I wouldn't show Michelangelo's David, I would probably use this image of Story's work. We talk about what they might see in a museum and someone always brings up "naked" people. That opens the door regarding what is appropriate and what is not. :)

Story's Sibyl was not on view for so many years since that museum was under renovation. I need to go back and visit it again.

There is a scale model of Winged Victory at Yorktown Victory Center and I usually tie it into their NIKE clothes and shoes and ask why this statue is revered despite having no arms or a head. They get it!

I had designed a Classical tour of Washington DC for a group and had added in so much of the art and architecture found in this city. Glad to hear ancient civilzation is part of your standards!